I bought a new laptop and the sound was brilliant but 3 weeks later the sound is low i can hardley hear it.?

Question

please help (could be my fault)

Answer 1

Check in your user manual or have a good look at the sides of your laptop for a small dial that might control the volume. Some laptops have this as well as the usual software sound settings and it is easy to accidentally move it whilst travelling around.

If you find it then simply scroll until sound returns.

Answer 2

As with what other people have said, check the settings in the sound properties.

Sometimes some options in the sound properties arent shown at first, you can show/hide different sound options. You can do this by going to "file > options" inside the sound properties.

If you havent already, try checking the "Wave" property as that can be a pain sometimes.

Other than that, the only thing i can think of is maybe someone has been messing around and screwed up the sound drivers, if you have a rescue disk you could try reinstalling the sound drivers.

Answer 3

The first thing that comes to mind is check the volume control (speaker icon bottom right (menu bar))
On most computers the slider control needs to be at its highest level.

The audio program you are using will also have a volume control

Also see volume control in the entertainment folder in accessories an move master volume up. (same as typing sndvol32 into your run dialogue box)

Just a thought! Has your keyboard got a volume control on it...

Hope this helps

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Answer 4

Go to Start-control panel-sounds and audio devices. adjust the volume from there... .alternatively, single left click on the speaker icon at the bottom right of the screen, and adjust volume. If all levels are maximum, then it might be the program itself that is limiting the sound such as Windows Media Player, Real Player, Div X player etc. check those settings... If those volume levels are maximum as well, the either your speakers are busted or you are suffering some hardware problem. Good luck looking for the problem..... try the volume button on your laptop itself .

Answer 5

You need to check your volume settings and if they are ok go to your volume option on your laptop hardware and try to turn them up. It could be a button with a up arrow indicating the volume increase press it till your sound becomes high enough.

Answer 6

Other than obviously checking the volume level and physically changing it I wouldn't know what to tell you. Since it is so new you probably have free support included still so I would call them and see what to do. You can search online for your computer brand and then put service or customer support after the name for the search.

Answer 7

If it's a Toshiba, it may the virtual sound - just search your computer (Start->Search) for "virtual sound" in the systems settings. A lot of times all the sound settings are fine, but the virtual sound is turned off - it's a Toshiba thing.

Answer 8

Double click on the speaker icon on the toolbar at the bottom. (If it isn't there go into your speaker settings in the control panel).

When you open this you can manually adjusted volume. You may have the WAV or Master setting low.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Have you checked the sound settings? If yes, then it would probably best if you call their customer service , have an expert evaluate it